The Nightwatchman-Californias Dark tab

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Intro:|| F# ||F#BIt started in basementsF#And it started in shedsBIt started in backyardsF#E/BAnd was hidden under bedsBI turned on the TVF#E/BDon't believe a word they sayBWe can't stay hereF#And we can't get awayBF#B There's a riot on SunsetF#BAnd fires burn in the park F# E/B [Note: On the B-snare 9th fret becomes 10th]BThe sun has set my friendAnd California's dark||AF#||BAnd over the screamingF#I heard a clear voiceBI looked at my choicesF#E/BAnd I made a choiceBSmoke and ashesF#E/BTonight hide the starsBThe stop lights are red now, loveF#We've come for what's oursBF#B There's a riot on SunsetF#BAnd fires burn in the park F# E/B [Note: On the B-snare 9th fret becomes 10th]BThe sun has set my friendAnd California's dark|| A || F#5 ||F#5Come stand among the rattlesnakesAt the side of the desert roadAnd close your eyes and listenB5F#5To the music hard and coldTonight the moon is blackenedTonight the doors are shutBehind the shuttered windowsB5F#5We pray the sun will come upF#For something walks across these fieldsFor which there is no nameYou might have heard differentBF#But I was there when it cameIt will start with a sparkAnd a great fire will growBDon't know how I know itF#But I just knowBThere's a riot on SunsetF#BAnd fires burn in the parkF#The sun sets everywhereBF#BAnd the whole damn country's darkF#BThere's a riot on SunsetF#BAnd fires burn in the park F# E/B [ Again with the 10th fret on the B ] BThe sun has set my friend || AF# || BBAF# || And California's dark